Green cleaning comes with a litany of benefits, and some of them may not be readily apparent to you. You may already be aware that green cleaning benefits the environment, but what other benefits can you reap by “going green” with your cleaning?
Image Text: Six Germiest Spots in Your Home TV Remote: These are in every home and covered in everyone’s germs. Even when we’re sick, we watch television! Wipe them down with a bleach or disinfecting cloth on a regular basis! Toothbrush:When a toilet flushes, it can send a spray of bacteria and germs into the air. Protect your mouth and your health by keeping your toothbrush in an open top container so it can dry – away from the toilet. KitchenSink: Your kitchen sink gathers bacteria from all around your kitchen. Worse, we tend to keep sponges in service for too long. Replace that dishrag and use a bleach cleaner to remove up to 98% of bacteria. Keyboard: Unless you wash your hands before you touch your keyboard every single time, it’s one of the best homes for bacteria out there. Clean your keyboard with a disinfecting wipe, and use a vacuum to remove debris! Bathtub: It’s only natural that where we rinse off the day’s germs will be full of germs! Consider a daily disinfecting spray after your shower, and scrub out that tub once a week! SaltandPepperShakers: Unexpected, but true – Our salt and pepper shakers are the germ farms of our kitchens. When was the last time you cleaned yours out and gave them a good washing?
What happens to all of that stuff that gets flushed down the toilet? If you own a septic system, you know that it goes into the septic tank, which then has to eventually get pumped. If you don’t own a septic system, you may believe that your waste travels through the plumbing and out of your life forever. Unfortunately, sewer waste can actually come back to haunt us in the form of fatbergs.